Is cutting open your arm ineffective because you simply don't bleed out or because somebody finds you before you're dead?

[Wizfix]

I don't really have a lot of options here. Buildings are locked, if I could somehow get in one I doubt I would have access to the rooftop. Definitely can't buy a gun like in the USA.

So I was thinking of buying a knife and either cut my arm open or stab myself in the heart. If I stabbed myself how long do you think it would take me to pass out? Also would a kitchen knife work for that?

 

[UpandDownPrincess]

It often fails because people do not cut deeply enough and veins/arteries clot enough before enough blood is lost.

It's terribly painful.

 

[TAW122]

I don't think cutting is really a way to go, especially given the SI and the high pain tolerance needed to get past cutting into flesh and veins. Also, for those who have CTB'd via cutting, it is usually because they cut through a major artery (leading to massive blood loss and unconsciousness within minutes, then death soon afterwards). They cut lengthwise as well which runs across the length of the vein rather than width wise which only damages the vein.

 

[Deleted member 15256]

I don't really have a lot of options here. Buildings are locked, if I could somehow get in one I doubt I would have access to the rooftop. Definitely can't buy a gun like in the USA.

So I was thinking of buying a knife and either cut my arm open or stab myself in the heart. If I stabbed myself how long do you think it would take me to pass out? Also would a kitchen knife work for that?

Same situation. I have the money, but can't buy N or SN here. Can't access the rooftop of anywhere. Wish I could.
The only way out seems to be bleeding myself to death or hanging.
I ratter bleed... No problem with the pain.
I read somewhere that is better get surgical scalpels than use a knife to slit your arm

 

[Wizfix]

I don't think cutting is really a way to go, especially given the SI and the high pain tolerance needed to get past cutting into flesh and veins. Also, for those who have CTB'd via cutting, it is usually because they cut through a major artery (leading to massive blood loss and unconsciousness within minutes, then death soon afterwards). They cut lengthwise as well which runs across the length of the vein rather than width wise which only damages the vein.

What do you think about stabbing though? Pain should not be a problem because once you've stabbed yourself properly you don't have to do anything but wait, there is no need to maneuver to find veins/arteries while in pain, you just need to hit it correctly at once.

 

[enjoy]

it's painful, it takes a while to die, si usually gets to you and you/someone you know calls emergency services, it takes a ton of willpower... it's not a good method. it's portrayed in tv and movies so frequently because the media thinks that since self-harm via cutting is a thing, people kill themselves that way too.

stabbing is also a very unpopular method because of survival instinct. if you don't stab yourself in a way that kills you/knocks you out instantly (or within a few minutes), you're going to freak out and call an ambulance as you wait to die (unless you're the most apathetic person on earth).

in addition, it's very hard to stab yourself in the heart. your ribcage protects many vital organs and most of the time it does a pretty good job. you'll have to do a lot of research and know exactly where to point the knife. even then, when you're about to kill yourself you might forget all the information necessary to succeed and end up screwing up out due to nerves or, of course, your innate survival instinct.

not saying you should hurt yourself in any way but if you really do want to die then i'd recommend checking out the sn thread. from what i've seen it's a relatively quick way to end your life and the process of dying after ingesting sn only takes around 45 mins to an hour (though you're not conscious for most of it).

 

[Suez]

Using a knife would be painfull, also only about 6% of people die using this method, so not reliable. The effectiveness of a suicide attempt by wrist laceration is going to depend on two things: the direction of the laceration, and the depth of the cut. The artery is deeper than many people think, and it takes some effort to cut down and pierce it.The most effective lacerations in this scenario are going to be deep cuts that begin at the pulse point on the wrist and extend up the long axis of the arm (toward the crook of the elbow). This makes clotting extremely difficult.